Claude Historian
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claude-historian - an MCP server that gives Claude access to your your previous messages and conversations.
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- Author
- Vvkmnn
- Downloads
- 334
- Categories
- AI
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- Search Claude chat history locally instead of scrolling.
- No external servers, sign-ins, or data collection.
- All data stays on your machine.
- Works with local JSONL Claude Code files.
- Quickly find past solutions, error fixes, and file changes.
Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
Claude HistorianCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
After adding the server to your MCP configuration, Claude can automatically search your local JSONL chat history files. You simply ask Claude about a past conversation, and the server fetches the relevant messages from the stored files on your machine.
search_conversations
Search through Claude Code conversation history
find_file_context
Find conversations related to a specific file
find_similar_queries
Find previous similar questions or queries
get_error_solutions
Find how similar errors were resolved in the past
list_recent_sessions
List recent conversation sessions
extract_compact_summary
Get a compact summary of a conversation session
find_tool_patterns
Find patterns of successful tool usage
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"claude historian": {
"claude-historian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"claude-historian"
],
"env": []
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"claude-historian": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"claude-historian"
],
"env": []
}
}claude-historian - an MCP server that gives Claude access to your your previous messages and conversations.
I got tired of guessing with claude --resume, so far I use it every day (today). Also my first MCP project , so open to feedback or PRs.
What it can do:
• Search your Claude chat history instead of scrolling forever.
• Find solutions, error fixes, file changes from weeks ago.
• Wear shades: [⌐■_■]
How it works:
• Scans local JSONL` Claude Code files
• No external servers, sign-ins, or data collection
• Everything stays on your machine
When to use:
"How did I fix that auth bug last month"
• "What was that Docker command I used"
• *"Did I ask about React hooks before"
GitHub: https://github.com/Vvkmnn/claude-historian
NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/package/claude-historian
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